it's an employer's market with 3.4 unemployed americans for job opening in the u.s. so to get a job, you've got to be exceptional. our colleagues at cnn money have a gallery featuring how some folks are getting hired. jason russell of atlanta sharpened his entrepreneurial skills after he was laid off from an i.t. job. he co-founded a mobile application company and he credits that with helping him land a new job as a sales engineer. volunteering can also help. greg was looking for a teaching job -- for three years. he says volunteering with local high school theatre students helped him build connections in his resume. he just landed a part-time teaching gig. of course, get more education or training. after a divorce, susan of highland park, illinois, went back to school to finish her degree in humanities. she graduated in june. by august, she was work as a bank teller. by the way, if you're thinking of going back to school, consider health care. as our population ages, jobs in this industry are exploding. 296,000 jobs have been created in health care over the past yea